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MOP CLOTH.

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. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

. ERI F. WILSON, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

MOP-CLOTH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 333,372, dated December 29, 1885.

Application filed May 4, 1885. Serial No. 164,266. (N o model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, ERI F. WILSON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mop-Cloths; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective View of one form of my improved mop-cloth. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View of the same, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a modification.

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This invention relates to an improved mopcloth, adapted especially for that class of devices which are known as combined mopholders and wringers,7 and which usually comprise a holder or clamp, a handle, and mechanism for wringing or twisting the cloth held-in the clamp.

My invention has for its object to provide a cloth for this class of Inops or mop-holders which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity, durability, and general efficiency, and one which shall be so constructed that while it may soak or hold a considerable quantity of water, it shall not be liable to be stretched or otherwise injured by the twisting o r wringing operation.

With these ends in view my invention consists in the improved construction of the said mop,which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The base of my improved mop-cloth consists of a strip, A, of any suitable strong and durable textile material-such as crash, Russia duck,77 or the like-of any suitable length and width, according to the dimensions oi' the holder, in connection with -which it is to be used. The ends a a ofthe said strip are joined, as at B, by stitching or in any other suitable manner, so as to form, practibe covered with cotton wicking, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or with knit goods, as in Fig. 3 of the drawings, or with any other suitable inexpensive, loose, and absorbent, and yet durable material, which may be attached to the base A by sewing or in any other convenient manner.

The advantages of my improved mop-cloth will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings hereto annexed. AThe construction is simple and inexpensive. The base of the cloth, which is made of strong and closelywoven material, imparts great strength and durability to the cloth, and the absorbent covering will readily soak and hold the water, thereby rendering the cloth effective for the purposes for which it is intended. The cloth, being in the nature of an endless band, may be conveniently applied or attached to the class of holders for use in connection with which it is designed.

I am aware that it is not new to form mopcloths with a base of one kind of material and covered with an absorbing material, and I do not claim such construction, broadly, but

I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. A mop-cloth consisting of a base or backing of closely-woven and durable textile fabf ric, having its ends connected so as to form an endless band, in combination with a covering of absorbent material secured thereon, said covering being shorter than the base, so as to leave part of the base uncovered, substan! tially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A mop-cloth comprising a base or backing strip having its ends connected, so as to 

